| + + | Ind. 58: 1071. My. 11, ‘05. 290w. |
“Mr. Thayer’s outline of Venetian history is a vivid sketch of a considerable historical and literary merit. Mr. Thayer is, however, a little too one-sided in his undisguised hostility to the Church.”
| + + — | Lond. Times. 4: 192. Je. 16, ‘05. 420w. |
“We must relegate small cavils to the background, and speak with warm recognition of the skill, discernment, and idealism which mark this book.”
| + + — | Nation. 81: 221. S. 14, ‘05. 2220w. |
“We are acquainted with no other writing in the English language, which is a better introduction to a prolonged, serious study of the subject.” Walter Littlefield.
| + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 588. S. 9, ‘05. 640w. |
“It is open to criticism in almost every essential respect.”
| — | Outlook. 80: 247. My. 27, ‘05. 250w. |
“A model ‘Short history of Venice’ has been written by Mr. William Roscoe Thayer.”